Sapphire Plug-ins for Open Fx: WipePlasma

Performs a wipe transition between two input clips
using a plasma texture with moving tendrils. The Wipe
Amount parameter should be animated to control the transition
speed.
Increase the Grad Add parameter to make the timing of the plasma
pattern move across the screen during the wipe.
Increase the Border Width parameter to draw a border at the
wipe transition edges.

In the Sapphire Transitions effects submenu.

Inputs:

From:
Optional.
Starts the transition with this clip.

To:
Optional.
Ends the transition with this clip.

Parameters:

Load Preset:
Push-button
.
Brings up the Preset Browser to browse all available presets for this effect.

Save Preset:
Push-button
.
Brings up the Preset Save dialog to save a preset for this effect.

Wipe Amount:
Default:
0,
Range:
-0.5 to 1.5.
Determines the transition ratio between the From and To
inputs, and would normally be animated from 0 to 1 to perform a
complete transition. The curve controlling this parameter can be adjusted
for more detailed control over the timing of the wipe.

Edge Softness:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
The width of the transition edges. Larger values
will cause softer, less visible edges in the wipe pattern.

Frequency:
Default:
4,
Range:
0.05 or greater.
The frequency of the plasma pattern. Increase for more
and smaller elements, or decrease for fewer and larger.

Freq Rel X:
Default:
1,
Range:
0.01 or greater.
The relative horizontal frequency of the texture.
Increase to stretch it vertically or decrease to stretch it
horizontally.

Octaves:
Integer, Default:
4,
Range:
1 to 10.
The number of summed layers of noise. Each octave is twice
the frequency and half the amplitude of the previous. A single octave
gives a smooth texture. Adding octaves makes the result approach a
fractal (1/f) noise texture.

Seed:
Default:
0.12,
Range:
0 or greater.
Used to initialize the random number generator. The actual
seed value is not significant, but different seeds give different
results and the same value should give a repeatable result.

Plasma Grad:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
The amplitude of a gradient which aligns the plasma
tendrils. Increase for a more zebra-like striped effect.

Plasma Grad Angle:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
Orients the gradient of the plasma lines. This
only has an affect if the Plasma Grad parameter is positive.

Layers:
Default:
8,
Range:
0 or greater.
The number of layers of plasma lines. Increase for a more
striped effect.

Phase Speed:
Default:
2,
Range:
any.
Phase speed of the plasma lines. If non-zero, the lines
are automatically animated to undulate at this rate.

Grad Add:
Default:
0.5,
Range:
-10 to 10.
If positive, a gradient will be added to the timing of
the transition pattern so it moves across the screen during the
wipe. This parameter can be adjusted using the Wipe Widget if
enabled, but the value must be positive to make this widget
visible.

Grad Angle:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
The direction of the wipe gradient in
counter-clockwise degrees. This will have no effect unless Grad Add
is positive. The Wipe Widget also allows adjusting this parameter.

Border Width:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
If positive, a colored border is drawn at the wipe
transition edges, using the border color, opacity, softness, and
shift parameters below.

Border Color:
Default rgb:
[0.75 0 0].
The color of the border. This has no effect unless
Border Width is positive.

Border Opacity:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 1.
The opacity of the border. Decrease to make the
border transparent and allow the image under it to show through.
This has no effect unless Border Width is positive.

Border Softness:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
The softness of the border edges. This has no
effect unless Border Width is positive.

Border Shift:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
Shifts the border ahead of or behind the
transition edge. This has no effect unless Border Width is
positive.

Border Glow:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
Adds a glow along the border of the wipe. The value
determines the brightness of the glow.

Width Red:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 or greater.
Scales the red glow width. If the red, green, and blue widths
are all equal, the glow will match Glow Color. Otherwise it will have a fringe
of varying color.

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